Ecology and Conservation of the Diamond-backed Terrapin

Willem M. Roosenburg is the director of the Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies and a professor of biological sciences at Ohio University. Victor S. Kennedy is emeritus professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. He is the author of Shifting Baselines in the Chesapeake Bay: An Environmental History.

• Preface 1. Introduction and History J. Whitfield GibbonsPart I. Biology and Ecology2. Capture, Measurement, and Field Techniques Willem M. Roosenburg and Russell L. Burke3. Evolutionary History and Paleontological Record Dana J. Ehret and Benjamin K. Atkinson4. Taxonomy: A History of Controversy and Uncertainty Jeffrey E. Lovich and Kristen M. Hart 5. Molecular Ecology and Phylogeography Paul E. Converse and Shawn R. Kuchta 6. Life History with Emphasis on Geographic Variation Jeffrey E. Lovich, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and Kathryn M. Greene7. Reproductive Behavior and Ecology Joseph A. Butler, Russell L. Burke, and Willem M. Roosenburg 8. Hatchling Behavior and Overwintering Patrick J. Baker, Ralph E. J. Boerner, and Roger C. Wood9. Osmoregulation Leigh Anne Harden and Amanda Southwood Williard 10. Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination Thane Wibbels, Taylor Roberge, and Allen R. Place11. Foraging Ecology and Habitat Choice Anton D. Tucker, Russell L. Burke, and Diane C. Tulipani12. Environmental Toxicology Dawn K. Holliday, Rusty D. Day, and David OwensPart II. Fisheries and Conservation Challenges13. History of Commercial Fisheries and Artificial Propagation Victor S. Kennedy14. Conservation in Terrestrial Habitats: Mitigating Habitat Loss, Road Mortality, and Subsidized Predators John C. Maerz, Richard A. Seigel, and Brian A. Crawford15. Interactions with Motorboats Lori A. Lester, Harold W. Avery, Andrew S. Harrison, and Edward A. Standora 16. Bycatch in Blue Crab Fisheries Randolph M. Chambers and John C. Maerz17. Conservation through Environmental Education George L. Heinrich, Timothy J. Walsh, and Will Williams18. Habitat Restoration and Head-starting Willem M. Roosenburg19. The Future for Diamond-backed Terrapins Joseph A. Butler and Willem M. RoosenburgContributors Index

This collection of 18 scholarly papers makes a detailed summary of the terrapin's natural history, threats to the population, ongoing conservation efforts and the value of the terrapin as an indicator of the quality of an estuarine system . . . This book should provide lots of technical and public support for efforts to improve the outlook for terrapins as natural treasures for future generations.—Warren Lee Brown, Bay Weekly